Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:13 PM
Chavez begins speech by extensively describing "South of the Border," Oliver Stone's new movie about him. This is one high-profile movie plug.
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"I'm not going to speak any more than Qaddafi. [Thank God. -ed] Qaddafi has said everything that has to be said. But I won't speak less than Obama either...or Lula."
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Chavez seems pretty annoyed that people are walking in late.
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Something about creating a socialist biscuit factory.
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"There was no socialism in the Soviet Union. The 21st century will be the century of socialism."
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Qaddafi only talked about things that happened half a century ago. Chavez is going back to the dawn of life on earth.
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Uh oh. Chavez is talking about the Kennedy assassination too.
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'I hope God will protect obama from the bullets that killed Kennedy.'
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have our money quote: "It doesn't smell of sulfur here anymore."
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Chavez is just yukking it up. "Don't anyone throw a shoe at me."
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Finally, we get to Honduras.
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"The Pentagon is behind the coup in Honduras."
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Chavez asks if there are "two Obamas."
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Apparently Chavez is "good friends" with King Juan Carlos now.
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Noam Chomsky now? He's already hyped Oliver Stone and Robert Galleano. This speech is just packed full of product placement.
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"I'm Venezuelan, but I feel like a Colombian."
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Chavez joins Sarkozy in praising the Stiglitz Report
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Another book. Chavez now reading from Istvan Meszaros's "Beyond Capital," calling it one of the "masterpieces of the 21st century. He's giving Oprah a run for his money now.
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Finished by breaking into song. Wow.
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